Megan's+Current+Events


 * Megan's Current Events

[] "Empty Desks in Duru" June 24, 2009

Joseph Kony, LRA leadership and LRA army have been massacring civilians of Uganda, Congo, and the surrounding regions for 20 years. They have committed mass murder and many violent acts towards these people and the Congolese people. Recently at the Duru elementary school, the LRA soldiers sabotaged the classroom, teachers, and children. At least 65 of the children were kidnapped, but residents claim that there were many more. The RLA soldiers killed teachers and possibly children, and used the children's chalk to brag about the crimes they committed. Many people believe the RLA must be destroyed altogether.

After hearing about so much death and destruction in Africa, it doesn't really suprise me that this happened. It's terrible just the same, but it's just another tactic used by rebel groups to wipe out certain populations. I don't see how the LRA soldiers can be so cruel as to kidnap and kill these children. They are among the most innocent of the Congolese people, and have no reason to be killed, like most of the other Congolese people. I just think that the soldiers should especially leave children out of their murders.

Stephen A.- Wow, that is terrible! Living in America it is so hard to imagine such terrible crimes being commited. I agree with your comment about the children involved; it is simply not fair for innocent children to pay for the cruel nature of men they do not even know.

Dylan E.- This is a really terrible thing. I can't imagine living in Africa and going through these types of situations like they are. It's sad that the soldiers have to take it out on the young children and the kids don't even know what they are getting tortured for. **